Close your eyes and picture somebody with six pack abs. You may picture somebody with with a slim, flat stomach with outlines of the ab muscles below. You may picture a body builder with bulging abdominals. Which ever one you pictured, you can have if you are willing to work.

Before we go any further, I want you to declare to the world “I Want Six Pack Abs!” Say it out loud. There is power in verbally declaring your goals.

Ok, let’s get started. First, you need to know way more than I can share in this single article so I will make a couple of recommendations at the end for more information. What I am going to share is meant to get you started down the path to great abs.

Say it again: “I Want Six Pack Abs!”

Everything about great abs comes down to getting rid of belly fat. Everything you do should have this goal in mind. Start with what you eat. Cheeseburgers and fries will not get you where you want to go. You need to find a diet that you can live with then make sure you burn more calories than you consume.

Now, here is the real secret to getting six pack abs. Forget about doing traditional exercises like crunches. Crunches are one of the least effective ways to get great abs I can think of. All they do is strengthen your stomach a little. They do almost nothing to help you get rid of fat. Focus on exercises that work your whole body as well as your abs. This will increase the amount of fat you burn and still strengthen your stomach.

Here are a few of my favorite, non-traditional, abdominal exercises.

• Squats are one of the best overall exercises you can do. It will do more to strengthen your stomach and core muscles than almost any other exercise. Muscle also burns fat 24/7 so you get a great one, two punch on your efforts to get great abs.
• Swimming is a fantastic exercise for building strength and burning calories. Have you ever seen a top swimmer that doesn’t have great abs?
• Kickboxing with a heavy bag is another great way to burn calories and strengthen your abs and many other major muscle groups.

As I said earlier, there is way to much to cover in one article. Fortunately, there is a great program called the Truth About Abs that goes over fat burning foods and highly effective exercises to help you get a six pack. Click here to check out the Truth About Abs.

Another good resource is to get all of our free health and fitness reports. There is one called the Secrets to a Lean Body that is particularly relevant. Click here to get immediate access to all our reports.

Now say it one more time: “I Want Six Pack Abs!”

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